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machete

[muh-shet-ee, -chet-ee] / məˈʃɛt i, -ˈtʃɛt i /
NOUN
sickle
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NOUN
weapon
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Arrabaca had two axes, a hammer, a machete, six fireworks and three fixed-blade knives, Barnacle said.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 20, 2026

Cuellar identified the man who allegedly wielded the machete as Cornell Richardson, 32.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 12, 2026

In his field, just a stone's throw from his house, Kone still works only with a machete and wears open-toed shoes.

From Barron's Jan. 26, 2026

The act of opening a durian, which requires a very sharp knife or machete, feels festive and brings friends together the way that sharing a bottle of fine wine does in other cultures.

From New York Times Jun. 16, 2024

Jack built a three-sided shed for the tools, with a hook for the bananas and his big machete to cut them with.

From "Nim’s Island" by Wendy Orr

Besides pulling off dozens of ticks, Bardwell recalled the main challenge being “wait-a-minute vines,” made tougher by cheap, ineffective machetes.

From The Wall Street Journal Feb. 23, 2026

"It took the United Kingdom 18 months to bring about a ban on machetes and we are moving to do it within six months," she added.

From BBC May 26, 2025

In March, Victoria announced legislative changes to its Control of Weapons Act, making it illegal to sell or possess machetes, with the new law to start in September.

From BBC May 26, 2025

The team also had to leave their kayaks at a base camp they set up when it became impossible to head further upstream, hiking through the jungle using machetes for five days.

From BBC Oct. 11, 2024

I ask Lorenzo hopefully, and in Spanish, when the lady goes inside for the machetes.

From "Beast Rider" by Tony Johnston & María Elena Fontanot de Rhoads




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